Forensic building report example: A few pages. The rest, you write on your own cases.

This forensic building report example comes from a fictional case produced by Tracelia: a leak through a low-slope roof. Three excerpts are reproduced here. Section by section, you see what Tracelia drafted, as is, and what the expert approves before signing. The report is in French.

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Pages from a real Tracelia report, produced on a demo case: what your client will receive, in your firm’s format. Report in French.

The structure

Six parts. One signature.

The sample report has six parts; the template offers 19, 5 of them required, and never prints an empty section.

Section	What it contains	Who writes it
01Statement and disclaimer	The expert’s statement of independence and disclaimer	Your standard wording, reviewed by the expert
02Background and facts	The context and the timeline reported by the client	The expert, from the case file
03Findings and analysis of defects	Each observation and its photos, then its analysis	The expert records; Tracelia drafts an analysis, which the expert reviews, corrects and approves
04Conclusions	The answers to the questions of the assignment	Tracelia drafts; the expert approves
05Recommendations	Protective measures, further investigations, repairs, maintenance	Tracelia drafts; the expert approves
06Expert cost estimate	Costs by trade, as ranges, excl. and incl. VAT	Tracelia drafts; the expert approves

The report can be generated only once the required steps are approved.

You remain the sole signatory.

Three excerpts

Three exhibits from the report.

The orange markers show what to read in them: what Tracelia drafted, as is, and what was approved in the fictional case. The report is in French; the notes are in English.

Excerpt from the analysis of a finding in the fictional sample report, in French: what is established and what remains to be checked. — Excerpt 1 · The analysis

Here, the analysis stays within the findings.

The analysis is the backbone of the report. It keeps what the observations establish apart from what calls for further investigation. Tracelia drafted it from the case findings; it was approved in the fictional case.

**Facts first** The analysis is drafted from the findings recorded in the case.
**Uncertainty, in writing** “Un indice, non une démonstration” (an indication, not proof): the limit is stated outright.
**A probable cause** Argued from the findings; the expert keeps it or rewrites it.

As Tracelia drafted it, unedited.
What the AI reads, and what stays in your hands

Excerpt from the recommendations of the fictional sample report, in French: targeted repair after investigations, drain maintenance, repainting deferred. — Excerpt 2 · The recommendations

Your client knows where to start.

The recommendations follow an order: protective measures without delay, then further investigations, repairs and maintenance. Tracelia proposed the order; it was approved in the fictional case. The report states that these recommendations are no substitute for hiring an architect or engineer to design and oversee the repairs.

**One priority** Targeted repair comes after the investigations.
**In the right order** Painting waits until the cause is treated and the ceiling has dried.

As Tracelia drafted it, unedited.

Excerpt from the cost estimate of the fictional sample report, in French: ranges excl. and incl. VAT, illustrative amounts. — Excerpt 3 · The cost estimate

Ranges, not a quote.

The estimate prices the work by trade, as ranges excl. and incl. VAT: an opinion of probable cost, not a bid. Tracelia drafted it; it was approved in the fictional case.

**Ranges** Excl. and incl. VAT, with the VAT shown.
**Line by line** Each item states what it covers, its unit and its quantity.

As Tracelia drafted it. Illustrative amounts.

Expert cost estimate, given as a range; not a contractor quote.

Generated by Tracelia as-is, unedited, on a case built for demonstration. On your cases, your own findings do the talking. Report in French.

AI in TraceliaTracelia uses a generative AI model to draft an analysis from your site findings. AI can make mistakes: you review, edit and approve every report, and you sign it as the responsible expert.

Your format

Your firm, on every page.

The template’s sections are ordered once and for all; the ones you don’t need are hidden for that assignment.

Your standard wording, your logo, your colors, your font: the report comes out under your firm’s identity, in PDF and Word.

The report the insurer, the attorney or the private client receives carries your firm’s format.

Your logo at the top, your signature at the bottom.

19 sections, 5 of them required
Standard wording, font, logo and 3 secondary logos
PDF and Word, dated versions
Appendices included: documents, marked-up photos, maps
“Rapport établi avec Tracelia” (report prepared with Tracelia) line can be switched off
Set once for the firm
Signatory: you

The whole case workflow What Tracelia costs

Questions

Your questions.

Why only excerpts?

A full report runs long, is in French, and proves itself only on a real case. These three excerpts show the sections that carry the weight: how Tracelia drafts and what the expert approves. The rest of the sample stays unpublished.

Why is the report in French?

Tracelia was designed for French practice. Its interface and the reports it produces are in French; every screenshot on this site is captioned “Interface shown in French.”

Can I edit the report before sending it?

Yes. Tracelia exports the report in PDF and Word. Make your final changes in Word if you wish, then sign.

Does this template fit litigation work?

Its sections and standard wording adapt to each type of assignment. In court-appointed work under French rules, the expert must carry out the assignment personally (Code of Civil Procedure, art. 233): Tracelia only prepares drafts: you review, rework or discard them, and every word of the report remains yours. It has no feature dedicated to the proceedings themselves: notices to the parties, interim reports, responses to the parties’ submissions.

Why a fictional case rather than a real one?

An expert report holds information about real people and real property. We publish no client case: every screenshot and every excerpt on this site comes from a fictional demo case.

Weigh the evidence.

These excerpts show what Tracelia drafts. On your own cases, you record, review, approve and sign.